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The Stranglers - Golden Brown
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Chords
Transcripted by Ian Shain ishain@atl.mediaone.net
This is slightly different from Nick Johnson-Hill's transcription.
I just took it down a half step
3 3 3 4 -------------> (Number of beats per chord for
A#m Fm F# C# some parts of the song!)
A#m Fm F# C#
A#m Fm F# C#
A#m Fm G# F#
3 3 3 3
D#m C# D#m C#
D#m C# D#m C#
Golden Brown, texture ...
Lays me down, with my ...
Throughout the night, ...
Never a frown ....
D#m C# D#m C#
D#m C# D#m C#
Every time, just like ...
On her ship tied to ...
To distant lands, ...
Never a frown ...
A#m Fm F# C#
A#m Fm F# C#
A#m Fm F# C#
A#m Fm G# F#
D#m C# D#m C#
D#m C# D#m C#
Golden Brown, finer temptress
Through ...
From far a...
Never a frow...
A#m Fm F# C#
A#m Fm F# C#
A#m Fm F# C#
A#m Fm G# F#
D#m C# D#m C#
D#m C# D#m C# (Fancy guitar bit)
D#m C# D#m C#|
D#m C# D#m C#|
D#m C# D#m C#|
A#m Fm F# C#=
A#m Fm F# C#
A#m Fm F# C#
A#m Fm G# F#
D#m C# D#m C#
D#m C# D#m C# (Background 'la de dar, ner ne ner' singing)
D#m C# D#m C#|
D#m C# D#m C#|
D#m C# D#m C#=
A#m Fm F# G# ---> (Note: final chord different!)
A#m Fm F# G#
A#m Fm F# G# (Voice 1: Ne - ver a frown With Gol - den Brown
A#m Fm F# G# (Voice 2: Never a frown With Golden Brown)
A#m Fm F# G# |
A#m Fm F# G# |
A#m Fm F# G# |
A#m Fm F# G# |
A#m Fm F# G# |
A#m Fm F# G# |
A#m Fm F# G# |
A#m Fm F# G# |
fade... =
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Last Updated: January 2, 2026